Paper weight



Patented Dec. 9, 1930 WILLIAM, C. PORTER, F LOUISIANA PAPER WEIGHT Application filed November 15, 1929. Serial No. 407,479.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in paper weights and the like primarily designed to maintain loose leaves, pages, slips and the like in stacked 6 formation and from which positlons same may be individually removed.

Another object of the invention embodles a supporting member for this purpose having a surface to be exposed toward and against which the slips, pages and the like may be aligned or straightened to provide a more uniform and neat appearance.

An additional object of the invention consists of a weight member carried upon the body of the device and disposed in such manner as to permit ease in the insertion of paper copy therebeneath.

More specifically stated the body portion of the device is provided with pencil and pen staff racks, and a tray for pen points and paper fasteners of any description.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further consists of the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 11 of Figure 2.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the invention.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the invention.

Referring to the drawing in detail wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates generally the base portion of the present form of paper weight having a flat surface 11 upon the forward side thereof and against which the adjacent edges of pages, loose leaves, memorandum slips and the like may be aligned and straightened to facilitate stacking of same in the manner suggested in Figure 1 of the drawing. The uppermost end of the body portion'is shaped to provide a pocket or depression 12 therein and within which pens, pen points, paper fasteners and the like may be contained.

As noted in the Figure 3 illustration, the side portions or walls of the body portion are substantially enlarged adjacent the up- I permost ends thereof in conformity with the general outline of the tray and to facilitate enlarging of the capacity thereof.

b An arm or bridge piece, indicated as at 13, outwardly and forwardly projecting at rigi tangles to the body portion of the base memher is provided with a multiplicity or succession of horizontally arranged spaced. parallel grooves 14 upon the upper surface 0 thereof and within which pencils and pen staffs, not shown, be conveniently disposed.v Said arm is furthermore provided with an'enlarged vertically disposed opening 15 adjacent its outermost end and within which an elongated cylindrical form of v 7 weight member 16 freely reciprocates. A knobor head 17 carried upon the upper projecting end-of the weight member 16 above the arm 13 is provided with a knurled or serrated finger engaging portion 18 arranged circumferentially thereof to permit ease in the raising or removal of the weight memher. .The lowermost depending end of the. weight member 16 is rounded, as at 19, in order that only a small portion of the weight member will be brought into direct contact with the uppermost of the loose leaves or slips. By catching hold of the outermost edges or corners of the sheets any one of same may be individually removed by exerting a quick pulling motion. The avoirdupois of the weight member will be sufficient to maintain the other leaves or slips against displacement.

The principal advantage seen to exist in the present invention resides in the fact that only one hand is necessary inthe removing of any one of a number of slips stacked in the manner shown. The weight member will reciprocate as additional leaves or slips are added to the pile or removed, as the case may be. As evidenced from the Figure 1 and Figure 3 illustrations, the uppermost portion of the surface or face 11 immediately adjacent the under side of the arm or bridge piece 13 is gouged or hollowed out to form a pocket 20 within which the corners or edges of sheets or loose leaves may be disposed when the pile reaches this height.

Such disposition of the leaves, with the weight member in position, will obviate toppling over of the pile or bulging of the latter from an intermediate point in the height thereof.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor 1 details of construction, and the right is here- 1 in reserved to make such changes as properly fall itlnn the scope of the appended cla ms. Having described the invention, what is claimed is 7 1. A paper weight comprising abase member having a flat outer face against which loose leaves may be aligned and straightened in pile formation, a bridge piece carried by and outwardly projecting from the base member having a vertically disposed opening adjacent its outer end, and a weight memher of cylindrical formation mounted for vertical reciprocating action within said opening and for engagement with the uppermost of the piled leaves. A paper weight comprising a base memher having a fiat vertically disposed face portion against which the edges of leaves may 3, be aligned and straightened in pile formation, an arm carried by and outwardly prov jecting from the base member over and above 315 the face thereof, said bridge piece having an enlarged vertically disposed opening adj acent its outermost'end, a weight member of elongated cylindrical formation vertically 4 arranged for reciprocating action within said 5 opening and engageable with the uppermost of the pages, and the base member having a pocket in communication with the face thereof to accommodate appropriate portions of pages when the pile reaches a predetermined 4 height whereby distortion of the pile will be obviated.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIAM'C. PORTER. 

